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#CCCAC7

#cccac7 ≈ Light Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#cccac7 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 79.22% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 2.45% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 36°, with 4.67% saturation and 79.02% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Gray (#d3d3d3), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.592

Complementary

  1. #cccac7
  2. #c7c9cc

Split complementary

  1. #cccac7
  2. #c7cbcc
  3. #c8c7cc

Analogous

  1. #ccc8c7
  2. #cccac7
  3. #cbccc7

Triadic

  1. #cccac7
  2. #c7ccca
  3. #cac7cc

Tetradic

  1. #cccac7
  2. #c9ccc7
  3. #c7c9cc
  4. #cac7cc

Square

  1. #cccac7
  2. #c7ccc8
  3. #c7c9cc
  4. #ccc7cb

Monochromatic

  1. #837e77
  2. #a8a49f
  3. #cccac7
  4. #f0f0ef
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#cccac7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cccac7
  2. #b8b6b3
  3. #a3a29f
  4. #8f8d8b
  5. #7a7977
  6. #666564
  7. #525150
  8. #3d3d3c
  9. #292828
  10. #141414
  11. #000000

Tints

#cccac7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cccac7
  2. #d1cfcd
  3. #d6d5d2
  4. #dbdad8
  5. #e0dfdd
  6. #e6e5e3
  7. #ebeae9
  8. #f0efee
  9. #f5f4f4
  10. #fafaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cccac7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cccac7
  2. #c4c3c0
  3. #bdbbb9
  4. #b5b4b2
  5. #aeacab
  6. #a6a5a4
  7. #9e9e9c
  8. #979695
  9. #8f8f8e
  10. #888787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcac9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcac7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbcac7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdc9c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcac7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccac7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdcac8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cccac7 {
  color: #cccac7;
}
Background
.bg-cccac7 {
  background-color: #cccac7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cccac7 {
  border: 2px solid #cccac7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cccac7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 202 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 5% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cccac7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cccac7, #cbccc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cccac7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 202 199 / 0.35);
}

#d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 2.71 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 2.71 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.07 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 3.38 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 4.52 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.03 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.31 #333538 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Light Gray
#cccac7  rgb(204, 202, 199)  hsl(36, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#c7c9cc  rgb(199, 201, 204)  hsl(216, 5%, 79%)  Silver
#c7ccca  rgb(199, 204, 202)  hsl(156, 5%, 79%)  Light Gray
#cac7cc  rgb(202, 199, 204)  hsl(276, 5%, 79%)  Silver